Capt. Arad Chikering Balch

1823 - 1903  (79 years)

• Name	Arad Chikering Balch  [1]
  Title	Capt.
  Born	30 Nov 1823	Athens, Windham, Vermont, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Election	28 Mar 1848	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  	Constable
  Occupation	Oct 1848	Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA
  	was made Postmasterhttp://www.infomi.com/city/dowagiac/;Click this link for info
  Census	1850	Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
  	Mining in CA for gold in 1850
  Election	Apr 1855	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Constable
  Occupation	25 Jan 1856	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Meat Market
  Milit-Beg	03 Oct 1861	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	Entered service in company G. 13th Infantry, at organization, as Captain, age 37. Commissioned 10/3/1861. Mustered 1/17/1862. Resigned 1/20/1863. Arad was in command of his company at the battles of Shiloh, Stevenson, Perryville and Stone River in the Civil War.
  Milit-End	20 Jan 1863
  Census	06 Jul 1870	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Census	1880	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Will	Feb 1899	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Census	1900	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  Misc Event	27 Feb 1850-12/20/1851	Cold Springs, El Dorado, California, USA
  	Left for California to Mine for Gold
  Occupation	Farmer  [7]
  Died	17 Nov 1903	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA   [2, 3, 8]
  		Arad C. Balch's death certficate
  		Bible.jpg
  Buried	19 Nov 1903	Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
  		Grave of Arad and Elizabeth Balch
  Notes	Went West in the Gold Rush put add in Newspaper||Insurance Agent [5]
  Person ID	I79	My Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Balch,   b. 03 Dec 1779, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1857, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Bennet,   b. Abt 1780, Vermont, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1876, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1805	Grafton, Windham, Vermont, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Olivia Emerson,   b. 18 Feb 1829, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 04 Mar 1912, Eden, Mason, Michigan, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1853	Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, USA   [2, 11]
  		Bible1.jpg
  Children	+ 1. Emerson Bennett Balch,   b. 26 Mar 1854, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1941, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia, USA  (Age 87 years) + 2. Frank Chickering Balch,   b. 04 Oct 1855, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1899, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 43 years)   3. Sallie Olivia Balch,   b. 17 Oct 1857, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 04 Jan 1861, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 3 years)   4. Daniel Wilie Balch,   b. 17 Oct 1859, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 03 Jan 1861, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 1 years)   5. Lucy Josephine Balch,   b. 18 Jul 1861, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 06 Feb 1864, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 2 years)   6. Grace Elizabeth Balch,   b. 11 Jun 1865, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 03 Dec 1871, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 6 years)   7. Guy T Balch,   b. 31 Oct 1866, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 01 Dec 1871, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  (Age 5 years) + 8. Glenn Edward Balch,   b. 11 Mar 1869, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1944, 12 Lenox Place, New Brighton, Richmond, New York, USA  (Age 75 years)   9. Ralph Emerson Balch,   b. 31 Jan 1873, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA ,   d. 04 Jan 1967, Brevard Hospital, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Nov 1823 - Athens, Windham, Vermont, USA Election - 28 Mar 1848 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Occupation - was made Postmasterhttp://www.infomi.com/city/dowagiac/;Click this link for info - Oct 1848 - Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, USA Census - 1850 - Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA Married - 20 Apr 1853 - Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, USA Election - Apr 1855 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Occupation - Meat Market - 25 Jan 1856 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Milit-Beg - 03 Oct 1861 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Census - 06 Jul 1870 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Census - 1880 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Will - Feb 1899 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Census - 1900 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Misc Event - 27 Feb 1850-12/20/1851 - Cold Springs, El Dorado, California, USA Died - 17 Nov 1903 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Buried - 19 Nov 1903 - Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Arad Balch Arad Balch's Civil War Photo
  		Arad-Balch's-Farm.jpg
  		Arad-Balch's-Farm2.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] Glenn Edward Balch's Birth Certificate, (New York Times). [S17] Balch Bible. [S187] A journal of travels to and from California with f, John T. Clapp, (The Kalamazoo Public Museum Kalamazoo, MI 1977). [S101] 1900 Census. [S178] Kalamazoo Gazette. [S147] Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Ci, Brig. Gen. Geo. H. Brown, Adjutant General, (Ihling Bros. & Everard Kalamazoo, MI). [S146] http://www.multimag.com/city/mi/dowagiac. [S126] Arad's Deatth Cetificate. [S92] Nathaniel and Sally Marriager Records. [S41] Town of Oxford, George F. Daniels, (Published by the author in co-operation with the twon). [S40] Arad C. Balch and Elizabeth Emerson's marriage cer.